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This article is relevant for AQA Law 03: Criminal Law and OCR A2 Unit G153: Criminal Law.
The new rules on diminished responsibility are contained in the Coroners and Justice Act 2009, which came into effect in October 2010. These new rules directly substitute the former rules under s.2 of the Homicide Act 1957, which therefore remains the authority for this defence.
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